Robert Kowalski is back for Week 15 of his NFL Power Rankings!
**Note** A Par score of 0 is set for calculating rankings week to week.
Rank | Team | Week 15 | Week 14 | Notes |
1 | BUF | 7.25 | 7.5 | Bills held to under 250 yards of offense by Jets in a victory… BUF and KC now 1 and 1a |
2 | KC | 7.25 | 6.5 | Scored just enough to hold off… Denver? |
3 | PHI | 6.5 | 5.75 | Totally overmatched the NY Giants – Hurts the favorite to win MVP |
4 | DAL | 5.5 | 6.25 | Texans made matters interesting late |
5 | CIN | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4 straight wins and 3rd victory over KC in this calendar year |
6 | SF | 5.5 | 1.5 | Purdy easily outplayed Brady… the surrounding talent gap on each side is phenomenal |
7 | MIA | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0-2 in December and now seven point dogs in Buffalo |
8 | NE | 2.5 | 1 | Season saving win vs. Cardinals |
9 | TB | 2 | 3 | Bright side is the Bucs are still the favorite to come out of the NFC South |
10 | TEN | 1 | 2 | Defense in Nashville getting smoked back to back weeks |
11 | SEA | 1 | 1.5 | As if the Hawks left some mojo behind in Germany |
12 | DET | 1 | -0.5 | Goff has not thrown an INT in 5 weeks |
13 | MIN | 0.25 | -0.5 | No team has allowed more yards than the Vikings D this season |
14 | CLE | 0 | 1.25 | Plenty of work to do for Watson still |
15 | NO | 0 | 0 | Saints somehow still live for a playoff spot in a lost season |
16 | GB | -0.5 | -0.5 | Packers still have the smallest window to make the playoffs by winning out + help |
17 | JAX | -0.5 | -1 | 4 TDs in one game for Lawrence solidifies him as a core building block for Jags |
18 | LAC | -0.5 | -1.5 | Won’t happen in this real world but Herbert is the real MVP for the torn up Chargers |
19 | WAS | -0.75 | -0.5 | Playoff future on the line this Sunday vs. NYG |
20 | BAL | -1 | 0 | Anthony Brown now QB |
21 | NYJ | -1.5 | -0.5 | Mike White has bones made of titanium… going to need all of it vs. Lions |
22 | CAR | -2 | -3 | Darnold played mistake free in win vs SEA – now win out, Panthers are in the playoffs |
23 | LV | -2.25 | -2.75 | 4 games blown where they had a multi score lead in the 2nd half |
24 | PIT | -2.75 | -4 | Best to shut down Pickett for the rest of the lost season |
25 | NYG | -3 | -2.5 | Just not close to the same class as the Eagles this season |
26 | LAR | -3 | -4.5 | Mayfield has a new story to tell his grandchildren one day |
27 | ATL | -4 | -2 | Falcons, loser of 4 of the last 5, hand the franchise over to Ridder at QB this week |
28 | ARI | -4.5 | -2 | Season over… Kyler Murray out possibly through Sept 2023 |
29 | CHI | -4.75 | -5 | 3-10 on the season with opportunities to see who can contribute next season |
30 | IND | -5 | -5 | Week 18 vs. the Texans should be fun |
31 | DEN | -5.25 | -1 | Russell Wilson ironically knocked out of his best game of the season by far vs. Chiefs |
32 | HOU | -6.5 | -7.5 | Fabulous cover vs. playoff bound Cowboys |